Dr. Len Necefer is a member of the Navajo Nation and is currently a contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs. He currently holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Engineering and Public Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas. Len received a prestigious EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) fellowship to pursue doctoral research to develop technical decision tools for energy resource management that incorporates cultural values into their framework. Prior to his currently role, Len conducted research at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH, and Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. Areas of research focus have included material characterization of a ceramic matrix composite, supersonic vehicle control systems, environmental risk perception, and energy system modeling. In his free time Len is an avid mountaineer, cyclist, and amateur race car driver.
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